2025 Texas's 18th congressional district special election
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A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 18th congressional district is likely to be held in 2025. The seat became vacant following the death of Democrat Sylvester Turner on March 5, 2025. It is considered a safely Democratic district. This will be the second special election to this seat in under a year, following the 2024 special election.
Background
[edit]United States Congressman Sylvester Turner died in office on March 5, 2025, from "health complications", according to a statement released by his family.[1][2] Turner was elected in 2024 to Congress after serving as a two-term mayor of Houston.[2] District 18 is a deeply blue urban district, with Turner winning the district with 69.4% of the vote.[3] Governor Greg Abbott is responsible for calling a special election. There is no legal deadline in which he must call a special election.[4]
Candidates
[edit]Democratic Party
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Erica Lee Carter, former U.S. Representative (2024–2025)[5]
- Amanda Edwards, former at-large Houston city councilor (2016–2020), candidate for this district in 2024, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[5]
- Jarvis Johnson, state representative from the 139th district (2016–present) and candidate for this district in 2010 and 2024[5]
- Letitia Plummer, at-large Houston city councilor (2020–present) and candidate for this district in 2024[5]
See also
[edit]- 2025 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- List of United States representatives from Texas
- 119th United States Congress
References
[edit]- ^ Church, Abby; Warren, Peter (March 5, 2025). "Longtime Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70, months after winning U.S. House seat". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Lozano, Juan A. (March 5, 2025). "US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70". Associated Press. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Wallace, Jeremy (March 7, 2025). "Gov. Abbott could delay setting special election in Houston to help D.C. Republicans". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via MSN.
- ^ a b c d Taylor, Brittany (March 5, 2025). "What's next for 18th Congressional District after Sylvester Turner's passing?". KPRC-TV. Retrieved March 5, 2025.